Important Update: The program will now start earlier at 1:00 PM and will conclude at 5:40 PM.
CJEB Annual Conference in Tokyo
Japan’s Role in an Evolving World Economy: Finance, Security, and Markets
変動する世界経済における日本の役割 ～「金融」「安全保障」「資本市場」～
Monday, July 28, 2025 | 1:00 – 5:40 p.m. (Registration starts at 12:15 p.m.) (Reception to follow)
2025年7月28日（月） 1:00 – 5:40 p.m. (受付開始：12:15 p.m.) (懇親会：5:40 p.m.～）
Location: Otemachi Financial City Conference Center, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Presented by: Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
Co-sponsored by: Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Fee: 15,000 JPY | Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.（日英同時通訳付き）
Agenda (アジェンダ）
Please find a list of confirmed speakers and panels below:
Keynote:
His Excellency KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance; Minister of State for Financial Services, Government of Japan
Panel 1 - Capital Market Challenges in Japan, the U.S., and the World
● Anil Kashyap, Stevens Distinguished Service Professor of Economics and Finance, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
● MIYOSHI Toshiyuki, Vice Minister for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
● YAMAJI Hiromi, Group CEO, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Fireside Chat on the Future of International Trade
● HYODO Masayuki, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sumitomo Corporation
● Merit E. Janow, Dean Emerita, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of Practice in International Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University
● David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Panel 2 - Digital Frontiers: AI, Blockchain, and Crypto
● IMAGAWA Takuo, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Government of Japan
● MATSUMOTO Oki, Chairman, Monex Group, Inc.
● Yuval Rooz, Co-Founder & CEO, Digital Asset
Special Address:
KOIKE Yuriko, Governor of Tokyo
The program is subject to change without notice. If you happen to be in Tokyo on July 28, please join us.
If you have questions about the event, please contact us at [email protected].
